Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori with a medical set for later this week, according to reports.
It was understood 15 days ago that a deal was just around the corner for the Italy international with one report claiming at the time that a transfer to Arsenal would be completed ‘within 24-48 hours’.
However, a deal has taken a little longer because of Bologna’s attempts to get Basel to reduce their 50 per cent sell-on clause in Calafiori’s deal to bring him to the Serie A side just 12 months ago.
And now transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Calafiori s medical tests and his contract signing at will come later this week with a here we go, coming soon .
: Arsenal and Bologna are now prepar…